Ontario Trillium Foundation Future Fund focuses on innovation and opportunities for youth
TORONTO, June 13, 2012 /CNW/ -
NEWS
The Ontario Trillium Foundation celebrates 23 recipients of the Future Fund grants program.
Funding is provided through the Future Fund to support projects that will create opportunities for Ontario's youth to explore and pursue meaningful economic opportunities. This investment helps not-for-profit organizations in communities across the province develop non-traditional and innovative approaches to entrepreneurial skills development and career planning as well as connect young people with employers who welcome youth culture.
The Foundation's investment will improve youth's access to the workforce and help to build strong communities.
QUOTES
"Future Fund grants are an investment in one of our strongest assets - Ontario's young people. These innovative projects provide young people with entrepreneurial skills development, mentoring, and real-life training as they generate promising business or social enterprise ideas. Supporting the passions and talents of Ontario's youth through meaningful economic opportunities will help Ontario build strong and prosperous communities."
- Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
"With three decades of grant-making and a long history of community-building, the Ontario Trillium Foundation has the experience and the vision to create transformational change in addressing local community needs. By trying different methods, investing in skills partnerships, and accommodating how youth choose and navigate their career paths, these Future Fund projects offer alternatives to traditional approaches of engagement and learning."
- Janet Passmore, Acting Chair, Ontario Trillium Foundation
FUTURE FUND GRANT RECIPIENTS
| Halton Industry Education Council | Halton/Peel |
| Passerelle Intégration et Développement Économique | Toronto |
| Education Through Media | Toronto |
| Town of Ingersoll | Ingersoll |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | London |
| Dream Now Canada Inc. | Toronto |
| Les Entreprises Forma-Jeunes Inc. | Hearst |
| San Romanoway Revitalization Association | Toronto |
| Indigenous Culture and Media Innovations | Moose Factory |
| Kawartha World Issues Centre | Peterborough/Kawartha Lakes |
| The Remix Project | Toronto |
| Hamilton Printmakers Arts Association | Hamilton |
| Community Centre for Media Arts (CCMA) | Hamilton |
| Adolescent's Family Support Services of Niagara | Niagara |
| Softech Alliance Network | Windsor |
| Hot Docs | Toronto |
| Committee for Innovative Thinking for Youth Inc. | Trenton |
| Anishnabeg Outreach Employment and Training Inc. | Guelph/Kitchener |
| United Way of Perth-Huron | Huron/Perth |
| Social Planning Council of Ottawa | Ottawa |
| Grand River Employment & Training Inc. | Grand River |
| Huron Business Development Corporation | Huron/Perth |
| Boys and Girls Club of London | London |
QUICK FACTS
The Youth Economic Opportunities Future Fund grants are initiatives that build local or province-wide systems that support:
- New, innovative approaches to skill development
- Improved access to employment
- Technology supporting economic pathways
- Have youth engagement in career planning
- Offer opportunities to gain a full range of entrepreneurial skills
- Offer alternatives to traditional approaches of engagement
- Support development of transferable skills
ABOUT
OTF established the Future Fund in 2007 as part of its commitment to invest in Ontario's future. In 2007 and 2008, the Future Fund targeted leadership in the environment sector. In 2009, the fund focused on innovative initiatives that create social and economic opportunities for Ontarians. In 2010/11, the fund focused on economic opportunities for Ontario youth.
A leading grantmaker in Canada, the Ontario Trillium Foundation strengthens the capacity of the voluntary sector through investments in community-based initiatives. An agency of the Government of Ontario, OTF builds healthy and vibrant communities.
MORE
Read more about the grant recipients http://www.otf.ca/en/grantRecipients/ff_new_grants_2012.asp.
View a full list of Future Fund recipients.
Learn more about the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
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Angela Kooij
Ontario Trillium Foundation
416 963 7917
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